Global Patent Index - EP 3325807 A4

EP 3325807 A4 20190327 - COMPRESSOR BEARING HOUSING DRAIN

Title (en)

COMPRESSOR BEARING HOUSING DRAIN

Title (de)

ABFLUSS FÜR KOMPRESSORLAGERGEHÄUSE

Title (fr)

DRAIN DE BOÎTIER DE PALIER DE COMPRESSEUR

Publication

EP 3325807 A4 20190327 (EN)

Application

EP 16828532 A 20160721

Priority

  • US 201562195395 P 20150722
  • US 2016043331 W 20160721

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017015456A1] A bearing housing drain in a scroll compressor and method for controlling lubrication of a thrust bearing in the scroll compressor are disclosed. The compressor includes a compressor housing; a non-orbiting scroll member and an orbiting scroll member; an orbiting scroll hub having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end being disposed at a vertical elevation that is lower than the upper end; a thrust bearing; a lubricant sump; a housing drain cavity disposed within the compressor housing and configured to receive lubricant from the lubricant sump and to deliver the lubricant to the thrust bearing; and a bearing housing drain fluidly connected to the housing drain cavity and the lubricant sump.

IPC 8 full level

F04C 18/02 (2006.01); F01C 21/02 (2006.01); F04C 23/00 (2006.01); F04C 29/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F01C 21/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F04C 18/0215 (2013.01 - EP US); F04C 18/0253 (2013.01 - EP US); F04C 23/008 (2013.01 - EP US); F04C 29/023 (2013.01 - EP US); F04C 29/025 (2013.01 - EP US); F04C 29/028 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 1/10 (2013.01 - US); F25B 31/002 (2013.01 - US); F25B 31/02 (2013.01 - US); F04C 2240/30 (2013.01 - US); F04C 2240/50 (2013.01 - US); F04C 2240/603 (2013.01 - EP US); F04C 2240/809 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017015456 A1 20170126; CN 108138771 A 20180608; CN 108138771 B 20200908; EP 3325807 A1 20180530; EP 3325807 A4 20190327; US 10851787 B2 20201201; US 2018223852 A1 20180809

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2016043331 W 20160721; CN 201680055187 A 20160721; EP 16828532 A 20160721; US 201615746549 A 20160721